QAM Tuner

Free HD Programming!

With SMU Cable TV and a QAM Tuner TV, You Can Enjoy Limited HD Programming At No Charge

Are you interested in receiving HD Programming WITHOUT the need for a special high-definition cable box? SMU Cable makes that possible IF you have the correct type of television!

Most new DIGITAL TV's have an integrated QAM tuner. A QAM tuner allows the TV to tune into the special cable channels that SMU uses to send out unscrambled signals from local TV stations.

A QAM tuner will only tune to channels that are unscrambled, like the TV stations. Other scrambled (or encrypted) digital cable channels require a subscription to SMU Digital or HD Cable and a box.

What You Can Watch With A QAM Tuner?
Here is a current list of the digital channels available with a QAM tuner from SMU

QAM Ch.	Station/Network	FREE with Cable Package:
4.11	KTIV (NBC)	Basic
4.12	Siouxland CW	Basic
9.1	KCAU (ABC)	Basic
9.2	KCAU-DT2 (Livewell)	Basic
11.11	KELO (CBS)	Basic
11.12	KELO-DT (uTV)	Basic
12.1	KEYC-DT (CBS)	Basic
12.2	KEYC-Fox	Basic
13.1	KSFY (ABC)	Basic
13.2	KSFY CW	Basic
14.11	KMEG (CBS)	Basic
14.12	AZTECA	Basic
20.1	KEYC-SD	Basic
20.2	WHO-SD	Basic
20.3	Public Access	Basic
20.4	The Spencer Channel	Basic
20.5	SMU Weather Central	Basic
20.6	The Weather Channel	Basic
21.11	KTIN (PBS)	Basic
21.12	KTIN-SD1 (Create)	Basic
21.13	KTIN-SD2 (World)	Basic
44.1	KPTH (Fox)	Basic
44.2	KPTH-DT2 (This/MNT)	Basic
74.1	Fox News Channel	Basic Plus
74.2	BTN	Basic Plus
74.3	ESPN2	Basic Plus
74.4	TNT	Basic Plus
74.5	TBS	Basic Plus
74.6	USA	Basic Plus
74.7	HGTV	Basic Plus
74.8	ESPN	Basic Plus
75.2	CNN	Basic Plus
75.4	Food Network	Basic Plus
75.5	Discovery Channel	Basic Plus
75.6	Lifetime	Basic Plus
75.7	HLN	Basic Plus
75.8	Cartoon Network	Basic Plus
116.3	WHO-DT (NBC)	Basic
116.4	WHO-DT2 (Weather)	Basic
116.5	Antenna TV	Basic

On some TV's, the "." may be substituted for a "-"

Most QAM tuner TV's have a "channel search" or "autoprogram" function that will automatically scan the incoming signals and detect the ones that are available. It may be necessary to do a channel search before your TV will allow you to tune to that channel.

How Do I Know If My TV Has A QAM Tuner?

Check your TV's owners manual, or talk to the store where you purchased it. Another hint: if your TV remote control has a (.) or (-) button on it, it probably means that the TV has a QAM tuner because you need to use the (.) or (-) to tune to the digital channels.